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Buncombe County Courthouse

Buncombe County Courthouse
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Buncombe County Courthouse, August 2012
Buncombe County Courthouse is located in North Carolina
Buncombe County Courthouse
Buncombe County Courthouse is located in the US
Buncombe County Courthouse
Location College and Davidson Sts., Asheville, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°35′45″N 82°32′55″W / 35.59583°N 82.54861°W / 35.59583; -82.54861Coordinates: 35°35′45″N 82°32′55″W / 35.59583°N 82.54861°W / 35.59583; -82.54861
Area less than one acre
Built 1924 (1924)-1928
Architect Milburn, Frank
Architectural style Classical Revival, Skyscraper
MPS North Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP Reference # 79001674
Added to NRHP May 10, 1979

Buncombe County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was designed by noted architect Frank Pierce Milburn and built between 1924 and 1928. It a 17-story, steel frame skyscraper sheathed in brick and ashlar veneer. It features complex setbacks and an extravagant overlay of Neo-Classical Revival ornament.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It is located in the Downtown Asheville Historic District.


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